Team Leader West - Housing Standards

Dorset Council UK; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Council is seeking a Team Leader to guide the Housing Standards Team in the west of Dorset. You will oversee a small team of housing professionals, handling inspections, licensing matters, and enforcement while contributing to strategic and operational caseloads.

The role emphasizes leadership in an enforcement environment, delivering housing services, and working within a dedicated team to improve housing outcomes across the district.

Qualifications

• Experience leading housing standards or enforcement teams.
• Knowledge of private rented sector enforcement and licensing.
• Customer-focused approach with practical mindset in small teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team of housing professionals and set objectives.
• Oversee inspections of private rented properties and HMOs.
• Lead on licensing for park home sites, caravans and camps.
• Deliver a range of housing services within a wider housing team.

Skills

Team leadership

Housing enforcement

Customer service

Policy compliance

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join our Housing Standards Team. The successful candidate will manage a small team of dedicated housing professionals working in the west of Dorset. You will be an integral part of our dedicated Housing Standards management team, and at the same time have the autonomy to shape not only the work of your team, but your own professional outcomes.

Your work with us will be wide ranging and rewarding, ranging from strategic projects to your own operational caseload. This will include management of a team of officers responsible for inspecting privately rented properties, houses in multiple occupation, enforcing tenants’ rights, bringing long term empty properties back into use and inspections of park home sites.

There are over 50 licenced park home sites in Dorset and you will specialise in this area of work, bringing expertise to the wider team and leading on licensing matters on park home sites, caravan and camp sites.

You will ideally have extensive experience of working in an enforcement environment and managing a team of housing professionals. You will need to be customer focused, with a practical mind and enjoy working within a small, enthusiastic team of dedicated practitioners, delivering a wide range of housing services.

Our Housing Standards Team forms part of a wider group of housing services including homelessness prevention and housing allocation. For more information about the services we provide see Housing - Dorset Council